Popular Music Performance BMus (Hon) is an undergraduate degree at BIMM University, based in Bristol, taught full-time over 3 years. Typical A-level entry is CC.
A-Level Entry
CC
Typical offer · UCAS
UCAS Points
64 points
Typical offer · UCAS
About this course
Establish your own exciting route in the live music sector with BMus (Hons) Popular Music Performance. This course is perfect if you’re a musician looking to take your technical, performance and musicianship skills to a professional level. Applicants will be required to choose a discipline of focus for the duration of their studies as follows:
- Guitar
- Bass
- Drums
- Vocals
- Keyboard
The programme combines core topics such as performance, technique, musicianship, theory and technology to help you find and develop your niche as a performer.
You’ll be able to further tailor your course to your own artistic and career aims through our wide range of optional modules. These include a specific focus in areas such as creative performance, session skills, songwriting, composing, arranging and more. You’ll become equipped with the skills and drive required to be successful in any musical situation.
You’ll become fully immersed in the flourishing BIMM community with plenty of opportunities to collaborate with a diverse range of talented peers. And you’ll spend a lot of time on stage, too. You’ll have the chance to play live and perform with your fellow students.Throughout these performances, you’ll receive expert guidance from our BIMM lecturers.
Our lecturers who guide you through your studies are all experienced and highly sought after professionals with invaluable expertise and experience that will help you progress through the course.
Day-to-day learning will be in large live rooms, smaller studio settings and lecture-based classrooms using our world-class facilities.
So, what are you waiting for? Start your career in Popular Music Performance today.
The BIMM University Graduate
We make sure that when you graduate, your attributes and skills mirror the employment and creative needs of the music industry – both today and in the future.
We aim to equip graduates with the following qualities, so they have a long lasting career:
- Employable and Entrepreneurial
- Creative, Collaborative and Connected
- Resilient and adaptable
- Globally Aware
- Professional
- Intellectually Curious
- Self-aware
Entry Requirements
Study Options
This course is available in 5 study options:
Duration: 3 Years
Qualification: BMus (Hon)
Location: Bristol
Duration: 3 Years
Qualification: BMus (Hon)
Location: Birmingham
Duration: 3 Years
Qualification: BMus (Hon)
Location: London
Duration: 3 Years
Qualification: BMus (Hon)
Location: Brighton and Hove
Duration: 3 Years
Qualification: BMus (Hon)
Location: Manchester
Career Prospects
Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations. Click through for salaries, employment rates and other UK degrees that lead there:
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Course Details
- Qualification
- Bachelor of Music (with Honours) - BMus (Hon)
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 3 Years
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Bristol
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- Music
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ